Author: Jill Brooke
Anxious About the Election? These Roses Can Help
By Jill Brooke Because there is so much anxiety over the U.S. election, I am suggesting people go out and buy roses as well as hybrids. Why? These flowers are actually historically symbolic in forging peace from different warring factions. Back in the 15th century, red and white roses represented the British houses of Lancaster …
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RIP Sean Connery: Great James Bond Star and Stylish Icon
By Jill Brooke RIP Sean Connery, one of the best James Bond actors ever, who died at the age of 90. For Style Saturday, let’s look at how great he looked in a tuxedo with this red carnation boutonnière from the 1971 film “Diamonds are Forever.” Light red carnations represent admiration, while dark red denote …
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Winners of FAB Halloween Flower Arrangement Contest
By Jill Brooke Wanting to provide educational opportunities to floral enthusiasts and artists, a group called “Floral Artist of the Bay Area” (FAB) created a Halloween contest. Here are some of the entries that participated in the event. “The idea was originally inspired by Greg Lum, an AIFD member,” said Beth Covey-Snedegar who is the …
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James Bond Inspires Tony Marklew’s Table for At-Home Movie Fun
By Jill Brooke Doesn’t this table make you swoon? Makes you just want to have a chic dinner party. This peony masterpiece was created by the fabulous London event planner and florist Tony Marklew. Notice how he sprinkles some of the blooms around the table with the lemon sherbet and pale pink peonies. And the …
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Flower Still Life Winners – Modern vs. Traditional?
By Jill Brooke Let’s have some fun and have you judge – or actually guess – which of these images by photographer Christina Wanjura you would have chosen for FIRST PRIZE in the still life category contest for IGPOTY – the International Garden Photographer of the Year award. Cristina Wanjura is actually “a medical doctor” …
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Santa Fe Inspires Drew Barrymore’s New Wallpaper Line
By Jill Brooke Drew Barrymore’s Flower Home collection has unveiled her third line of cool peel-and-stick wallpapers. Inspired by her love of Santa Fe and its interesting flora, there are pretty patterns inspired by cactus – our personal favorite – as well as others called Gingko Leaf, Sunrise Stripe, Vintage Floral and Mountain. Her line …
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DIY: Putting Chocolates in Flower Arrangements for Pizazz
By Jill Brooke Considering it was recently “National Dessert Day” as well as “Sweetest Day” where you recognize someone sweet and special, this seemed like a good idea to share a technique I use when giving gifts. We at FlowerPowerDaily like to keep it simple. Who wants complicated gift ideas? So when I go …
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10 Creative Ways to Design Floral-Inspired Pumpkins
By Jill Brooke Meet Katie Herman, whose floral-inspired art, is bringing smiles to many. With a background in fine arts, she now creates feminine fun home decor. We just love how she has painted pumpkins in such inventive ways turning fall into a garden delight. What a happy way to celebrate the season and …
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Quotes where Flowers Implore Us to Chill and Learn
By Jill Brooke I’ve been asked recently to write some of the quotes I share with my readers as well as others that I find inspiring. Even before there was a printing press, monks would put flowers on their prayer books to connect to both beauty and wisdom. I am starting out these quotes with …
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Gal Gadot Will Star as Flower-Loving Cleopatra
By Jill Brooke Gal Gadot, who starred as “Wonder Woman” will now portray “Cleopatra.” Paramount Studios won the auction to take another crack at the historical movie about the Egyptian queen, which in 1963 starred Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. “It will be with the ‘Wonder Woman’ team of director Patty Jenkins and will star …
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